Worker killed, 2 more burried under rubble, at contested construction site
Residents and activists in the No CHOP Garage Coalition held a somber rally on June 9 near the site where one construction worker - a member of Iron Worker Local 401 - was killed, two others suffered injuries and two more workers remain unaccounted for after the partial collapse of a controversial parking garage at 30th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue in Philadelphia on June 8.
Gras Ferry Avenue was closed, as were all stores in the Grays Ferry Shopping Plaza across the street from the construction site out of fear that the whole 7-story structure could collapse.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia owns the building and was adding the parking garage for employee use, much to the dismay of area residents who oppose the traffic, dust and noise the huge structure will create.
The structural collapse was contained to the 30th Street side of the stairwell, where all seven levels collapsed after a pre-cast concrete segment failed while being installed.
Twenty-four hours after the collapse, the bodies of two workers remain under the rubble until engineers figure out how to stabilize the building and first responders will be able to carry out a search and rescue operation.
No timeline for reopening the streets or shopping plaza is currently available but the No CHOP Garage Coalition plans a protest at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Main Building, 3401 Civic Center Blvd on April 24 at 4:30pm.
Go to @no_chopgarage for more info.
Worker killed, 2 more burried under rubble, at contested construction site
Residents and activists in the No CHOP Garage Coalition held a somber rally on June 9 near the site where one construction worker - a member of Iron Worker Local 401 - was killed, two others suffered injuries and two more workers remain unaccounted for after the partial collapse of a controversial parking garage at 30th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue in Philadelphia on June 8.
Gras Ferry Avenue was closed, as were all stores in the Grays Ferry Shopping Plaza across the street from the construction site out of fear that the whole 7-story structure could collapse.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia owns the building and was adding the parking garage for employee use, much to the dismay of area residents who oppose the traffic, dust and noise the huge structure will create.
The structural collapse was contained to the 30th Street side of the stairwell, where all seven levels collapsed after a pre-cast concrete segment failed while being installed.
Twenty-four hours after the collapse, the bodies of two workers remain under the rubble until engineers figure out how to stabilize the building and first responders will be able to carry out a search and rescue operation.
No timeline for reopening the streets or shopping plaza is currently available but the No CHOP Garage Coalition plans a protest at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Main Building, 3401 Civic Center Blvd on April 24 at 4:30pm.
Go to @no_chopgarage for more info.